On recent Sony Vaio laptops does the recovery software still come on CD's?
I heard that they now have it on a partition on the hard drive.
Thanks
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On recent Sony Vaio laptops does the recovery software still come on CD's?
I heard that they now have it on a partition on the hard drive.
Thanks
Unforuntately my Vaio came with a recovery partition - after burning the CDs that was removed pretty quick smart I can tell you ;)
Seems that everyone is doing it these days :(
Si
did you mean you took off the recovery partition yourself after burning the CD's?Quote:
Originally Posted by simonf7
Just format the whole thing and start from scratch, that's what I did with my laptop when I got it :)
Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but when you copied the recovery partition onto the CD, did you have to make the CD bootable?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kezzer
Thanks
Mine came with software to burn the CDs and then, if I remember, gave an option to remove the copy from the drive so I could use the space.
Si
everyones doing it these days... dell, sony, asus, etc...
What really bugs me is that none of the new laptops come with an exclusive Windows disk. It makes reinstallation a real pain sometimes.
The best solution is to do a fresh install - get it exactly how you want it and then do a full system backup using Norton Ghost or similar. So, you can restore back to that point easily and hassle free :)